Postman Jason Lee, 42, needed plastic surgery to an arm and was left scarred for life after the dog attack in Copley Avenue in July 2013.

Now the Royal Mail has been assured by the dog’s owner that the gate is to be repaired today.

Copley Avenue in Meltham (Image: Julian Hughes)

Spokesman Morag Turnbull said: “We will undertake a risk assessment tomorrow morning, with a view to resuming deliveries immediately, provided the gate has been fixed and it is therefore safe to do so.

“We would like to apologise again to our customers who have been affected.”